Memorial ride for NYC rider killed on 9W - NY
12-06-08, 09:32 AM
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stole your bike
I hope to meet some of you out there, so I'll be the guy with the black and orange Orbea and the black, white and orange jacket.
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12-06-08, 09:38 AM
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Destroyer of Wheels
I'll be the slow guy in the back with trekking bars on a Nishiki Sport.
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12-06-08, 05:47 PM
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UPDATE *** So FAR, IT'S A GO!
BTW, there's a picture of Camille's destroyed bike released by the police in the blog.
https://benepesbikeblog.blogspot.com/
Today BBB received a photo from a friend of Camille Savoy, Rob Glick.
It was simply a depiction of Savoy's bike a short time after he was hit.
Glick would have had to have gone over the police line for this shot, but in doing so made aspects of the accident clear: the bike was not run over twice (1), and judging by the damage to the back of the bike, including the wheel and seat, Savoy was struck from behind with tremendous force (2).
Again, the severe damage to Savoy's head leads one to believe that he was subsequently run over by a car traveling behind the Subaru. The driver of that car, Michael Passow, was the only other witness to the incident.
Also, the severe break of his bike implies that the speed of the motorists greatly exceeded the speed limit of 45 mph (since he would have been traveling at about 20 mph). Most bikes will sustain even a direct 90 degree strike without breaking (Mine survived a combined 60 mph hit.)
The bike damage and implied direction of the strike also implies that the driver suddenly swerved (because if she had been proceeding straight all the while, she more likely would have clipped him and sent him sideways.)
Please email me if you have more information about the incident, at jbenepe@msn.com.
More information on the memorial: the latest weather forecast predicts a 30 percent chance of snow flurries, and 36 degrees. The ride will proceed if that forecast stays the same. Please check this blog for updates after 10 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6.
There will be good friends of Savoy coming to the event from distances well over 5 hours. Many of them are close, long time friends who will come and join us either in the bike portion or will drive to the location. Again, motorists, please park some distance from the "spot".
Andreas Meyer will be constructing a ghost bike, with an old cast-off supplied by Nelson Vasquez , owner of Strictly Bicycles (that big shop you are watching being built along Hudson Terrace in Fort Lee, NJ).
Some people may be assembling after the ride at the private home of a friend of Savoy's. For those making the ride all the way to Piermont or Nyack, there will be spontaneous assemblies in those locations.
The ride will be cancelled for rain, but will not be cancelled for "snow flurry" forecasts below 50 percent.
https://benepesbikeblog.blogspot.com/
Today BBB received a photo from a friend of Camille Savoy, Rob Glick.
It was simply a depiction of Savoy's bike a short time after he was hit.
Glick would have had to have gone over the police line for this shot, but in doing so made aspects of the accident clear: the bike was not run over twice (1), and judging by the damage to the back of the bike, including the wheel and seat, Savoy was struck from behind with tremendous force (2).
Again, the severe damage to Savoy's head leads one to believe that he was subsequently run over by a car traveling behind the Subaru. The driver of that car, Michael Passow, was the only other witness to the incident.
Also, the severe break of his bike implies that the speed of the motorists greatly exceeded the speed limit of 45 mph (since he would have been traveling at about 20 mph). Most bikes will sustain even a direct 90 degree strike without breaking (Mine survived a combined 60 mph hit.)
The bike damage and implied direction of the strike also implies that the driver suddenly swerved (because if she had been proceeding straight all the while, she more likely would have clipped him and sent him sideways.)
Please email me if you have more information about the incident, at jbenepe@msn.com.
More information on the memorial: the latest weather forecast predicts a 30 percent chance of snow flurries, and 36 degrees. The ride will proceed if that forecast stays the same. Please check this blog for updates after 10 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6.
There will be good friends of Savoy coming to the event from distances well over 5 hours. Many of them are close, long time friends who will come and join us either in the bike portion or will drive to the location. Again, motorists, please park some distance from the "spot".
Andreas Meyer will be constructing a ghost bike, with an old cast-off supplied by Nelson Vasquez , owner of Strictly Bicycles (that big shop you are watching being built along Hudson Terrace in Fort Lee, NJ).
Some people may be assembling after the ride at the private home of a friend of Savoy's. For those making the ride all the way to Piermont or Nyack, there will be spontaneous assemblies in those locations.
The ride will be cancelled for rain, but will not be cancelled for "snow flurry" forecasts below 50 percent.
